Understanding Workflow

This section contains information about Astoria's workflow feature you should review before planning and configuring a workflow for a project.

Building Blocks of a Workflow Definition
An administrator defines various objects in the repository that are used to create workflow definitions.
About Workflow Status Definitions
Workflow status definitions are defined in message keys and are used in a Task Sequence document.
About Roles in Workflow
Roles are used in workflow definitions to achieve flexibility in assigning tasks to users or groups.
The Difference Between a Task Audience and a Task Owner
The defined role for a task can be either a Task Audience or a Task Owner or, in the case of a parallel workflow task, both.
About Workflow Jobs and Scriptlets
About Snapshot Labels Used in a Workflow
A workflow can be configured to apply a snapshot label when an object changes status.
About Parallel Workflow
Parallel workflow is an option of Task Sequence documents that requires several users to perform the same task simultaneously.
About the Workflow Administrator
In each Task Sequence document, a user can be identified as the workflow administrator.